Mississippi Based Non-profit Awards Study Abroad Scholarships To HBCU Students
Jackson, MS – Global Gateways is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural International Summer Study Abroad Scholarship. The scholarship provides financial support to students who wish to study abroad and immerse themselves in new cultures, broaden their educational experiences, and develop a global perspective. Scholarship recipients will study abroad at ITESO University in Guadalajara, Mexico from May 19- June 17, 2023.
Global Gateways received a number of applications from talented and ambitious students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country. After a thorough review process, Global Gateways has awarded scholarships to three deserving students who demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, leadership potential, a genuine interest in global education and commitment to making a positive impact in their communities.
Global Gateways congratulates the following scholarship recipients:
- Chloe Banks, Alabama State, Sophomore, Computer Science
- Jayla Jones, Jackson State University, Sophomore, Political Science
- Breyunha Smith, Dillard University, Junior, Psychology
Jackson State honors student receives Global Gateways scholarship, will travel to Guadalajara, Mexico
Jackson State University’s Jayla Jones is the recipient of a Global Gateways Inaugural International Summer Study Abroad Scholarship. As a result, Jones will attend ITESO (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente) University in Guadalajara, Mexico, from May 19-June 17, 2023.
The scholarship financially supports students who wish to study abroad, immerse themselves in new cultures, broaden their educational experiences, and develop a global perspective.
Jones, an English education major from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is one of three students selected for the inaugural class amongst many HBCU applicants nationwide. The sophomore is also a student in the W.E.B. Du Bois Honors College at JSU.
ASU Sophomore Wins Inaugural ‘Global Gateways’ National Scholarship to Study in Mexico
An Alabama State University sophomore is one of three students selected nationwide for a non-profit “Global Gateways Study Abroad Scholarship,” targeted for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The inaugural scholarship is allowing ASU’s Chloe Banks, an Alabama State Computer Science sophomore, to study abroad at ITESO University in Guadalajara, Mexico, from May 19 – June 17. The scholarship is sponsored by Global Gateways, a Jackson, Miss. based non-profit that launched the inaugural summer study abroad scholarship, which provides financial and cultural support to students who wish to immerse themselves in new cultures, broaden their educational experiences, and develop a global perspective, explains Shameka Reed, executive director of the organization.
“Global Gateways is proud to have selected ASU’s Ms. Banks as one of its first students to receive its scholarship to study in Mexico,” Reed said. “We received a large number of applications from talented and ambitious students from many HBCUs from across the country and after a thorough review process, Global Gateways awarded scholarships to three deserving students who demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, leadership potential, a genuine interest in global education and a commitment to making a positive impact in their communities.”